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"Andy Paley got us a show opening for his band at an outdoor show at Simmon's College, on a Friday."
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Jonathan Richman
"Andy Paley got us a show opening for his band at an outdoor show at Simmon's College, on a Friday."
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"Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words."
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Laurie Anderson
"Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words."
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"But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way."
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Tina Turner
"But I believe we have a higher level of mentality within us, but we have to use the power in the right way."
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"I think I did every drug known to mankind, smoked crack, boozed, dropped acid, you name it."
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Kid Rock
"I think I did every drug known to mankind, smoked crack, boozed, dropped acid, you name it."
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"Though, since the first record, I've dramatically changed my expectations for our records."
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Daniel Johns
"Though, since the first record, I've dramatically changed my expectations for our records."
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"That's basically what's going on now: Everything is propaganda."
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Lindsey Buckingham
"That's basically what's going on now: Everything is propaganda."
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"We do what we want. We don't care what anyone else thinks."
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Cliff Burton
"We do what we want. We don't care what anyone else thinks."
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"America? They had a good girl singer, Janis Joplin."
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Maurice Gibb
"America? They had a good girl singer, Janis Joplin."
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"I'm pretty much an open book."
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Lee Greenwood
"I'm pretty much an open book."
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"You know, with bands like Kiss back out on the road and Aerosmith coming out, we are going to be a band like that, in the sense that it's a big rock band."
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Steve Brown
"You know, with bands like Kiss back out on the road and Aerosmith coming out, we are going to be a band like that, in the sense that it's a big rock band."
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"You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way."
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Johnny Cash
"You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way."
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"People aren't always themselves. They're always holding back something."
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Garth Brooks
"People aren't always themselves. They're always holding back something."
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"To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain."
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Holly Near
"To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain."
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"The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine."
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Gerry Mulligan
"The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine."
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"Man, I don't want to have nothing to do with computers. I don't want the government in my business."
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Erykah Badu
"Man, I don't want to have nothing to do with computers. I don't want the government in my business."
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"I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough."
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Bryan Ferry
"I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough."
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"There have been times when I felt suicidal and I would stop my head from going in that direction of negativity because I thought there'd be something I'd miss that was funny in the future. If there's a chance I'm going to laugh tomorrow then want to live to experience that."
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Dave Navarro
"There have been times when I felt suicidal and I would stop my head from going in that direction of negativity because I thought there'd be something I'd miss that was funny in the future. If there's a chance I'm going to laugh tomorrow then want to live to experience that."
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"I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life."
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Tina Turner
"I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life."
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"After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands."
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Maynard James Keenan
"After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands."
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"Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers."
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Janis Joplin
"Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers."
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"The bottom string is tuned to an open G."
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Jules Shear
"The bottom string is tuned to an open G."
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"Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for."
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James Taylor
"Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for."
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"And I kind of said to myself if I get my voice back I'm not going to take back the old anxiety about it and just focus on the limitations. I'm really going to enjoy it."
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Rosanne Cash
"And I kind of said to myself if I get my voice back I'm not going to take back the old anxiety about it and just focus on the limitations. I'm really going to enjoy it."
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"The voice will guide you-will tell you what to do. In order to do that, you must be quite sensitive with the instrument and accept this daily conversation with your voice."
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Cecilia Bartoli
"The voice will guide you-will tell you what to do. In order to do that, you must be quite sensitive with the instrument and accept this daily conversation with your voice."
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"I don't want to pierce anything. I think it's outdated. Belly rings and all are, like, old."
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Britney Spears
"I don't want to pierce anything. I think it's outdated. Belly rings and all are, like, old."
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"In the USA there is no female equivalent to god."
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Tina Turner
"In the USA there is no female equivalent to god."
God,
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"Ringo is one of the world's true humans. The only one out those four guys, who did not have an agenda. Ringo was just into the music."
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Peter Tork
"Ringo is one of the world's true humans. The only one out those four guys, who did not have an agenda. Ringo was just into the music."
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"I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad."
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Glenn Frey
"I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad."
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"I came from Mechanicsville, Virginia, where you have four seasons."
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Jason Mraz
"I came from Mechanicsville, Virginia, where you have four seasons."
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"Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore."
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Lady Gaga
"Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you anymore."
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"Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better."
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Henry Rollins
"Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better."
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"I think that open tunings are a trap really because it's really hard not to sound like an open tuning when your using one and that gets old as well as what you learn in one open tuning is going to stay there."
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Leo Kottke
"I think that open tunings are a trap really because it's really hard not to sound like an open tuning when your using one and that gets old as well as what you learn in one open tuning is going to stay there."
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"Good things happen when you meet strangers."
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Yo-Yo Ma
"Good things happen when you meet strangers."
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"You know, I do speak the Queens English. It's just the wrong Queens that's all. It's over the 59th Street Bridge. It's not over the Atlantic Ocean."
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Cyndi Lauper
"You know, I do speak the Queens English. It's just the wrong Queens that's all. It's over the 59th Street Bridge. It's not over the Atlantic Ocean."
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"I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung."
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Gavin DeGraw
"I think listening to real classic soul material made me learn how to feel music that's sung."
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"I won't quit to become someone's old lady."
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Janis Joplin
"I won't quit to become someone's old lady."
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"Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child."
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Michael Jackson
"Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child."
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"People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups."
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Robyn Hitchcock
"People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups."
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"Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system."
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Lars Ulrich
"Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system."
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"I always wanted to be a basketball player."
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Ronnie James Dio
"I always wanted to be a basketball player."
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"When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis."
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Elvis Presley
"When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis."
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"I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I guess my brain is wired backwards. I don't know what possessed me to do that, but I did."
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Brian Setzer
"I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I guess my brain is wired backwards. I don't know what possessed me to do that, but I did."
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"When you leave here tonight, you know how you feel and what you believe in. And that's how I feel every single day. I want the best for humanity."
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Lady Gaga
"When you leave here tonight, you know how you feel and what you believe in. And that's how I feel every single day. I want the best for humanity."
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"I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick."
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Jon Secada
"I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick."
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"Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over."
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Miriam Makeba
"Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over."
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"I think that the climate within the band has changed, it's now in a more functional situation."
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Billy Sherwood
"I think that the climate within the band has changed, it's now in a more functional situation."
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"Our parents were musicians."
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Caroline Corr
"Our parents were musicians."
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"I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking."
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David Bowie
"I've never responded well to entrenched negative thinking."
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"Melancholy is no bad thing."
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Sting
"Melancholy is no bad thing."
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"I'm a Gemini, so I have a great time with the other guy."
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Ron Wood
"I'm a Gemini, so I have a great time with the other guy."
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